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New State of Gender-wise Giving Survey reveals key insights

Fri, 13 Dec 2024

Australians Investing In Women (AIIW) has released the findings from the second annual State of Gender-wise Giving Survey. It provides an important benchmark to better understand the degree of gender-focused philanthropic giving in Australia. AIIW have also released the seventh video in their Empowered Giving for a Fairer Future series.

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NEXUS Australia gears up for Melbourne summit in 2025

Fri, 13 Dec 2024

The 2025 NEXUS Australia summit will be held 3-5 March in the Victorian capital under the banner Brave Voices, Bold Ideas. The objective of the summit is to ‘connect across sectors, inspire through shared experiences and activate new pathways to accelerate change and achieve lasting impact’.

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This month in philanthropy: November and December 2024

Fri, 13 Dec 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our gallery designed to showcase events, launches, project updates and activities happening in our busy member community.

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The story behind the Dr Christopher Baker Memorial Scholarship

Fri, 13 Dec 2024

The Swinburne Philanthropy and Social Impact Alumni (SPSIA) group is again offering the Dr Christopher Baker Memorial Scholarship in honour of the highly regarded and passionate social change leader who died in 2020.

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Housing as a human right and the role of philanthropy

Erin Dolan, Senior Program Manager – Homelessness and Affordable Housing, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation Fri, 13 Dec 2024

The idea of housing as a human right has recently gained traction, partly thanks to the Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework and the proposal for a National Housing and Homelessness Plan, embedded in law. Erin Dolan, Chair of Philanthropy Australia’s Affordable Housing Funders Network, provides an overview of recent developments.

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Rhodri Davies on how the sector can shift critical views of philanthropy and tell a more engaging story

Fri, 13 Dec 2024

Rhodri Davies is a well-known expert and commentator in the UK on philanthropy and civil society issues. He is the founder and director of the thinktank Why Philanthropy Matters and the host of the Philanthropisms podcast. He kicked off Philanthropy Australia’s recent UK study tour with a presentation about the state of play in the UK sector and emerging trends. Beforehand, he spoke to Philanthropy Weekly on what he sees happening locally and globally – and what’s on the horizon.

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Inspiring new video series from AIIW

Thu, 12 Dec 2024

Australians Investing In Women (AIIW) has launched an inspiring series of 13 interviews featuring some of the sector’s most influential voices. Philanthropy Australia is delighted to support the release of the videos.

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